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The Congress o f Vienna and European Revolutionary Movements 1821-1830. Europe in 1812. The Congress of Vienna (September 1, 1814 – June 9, 1815). Main Objectives. It’s job was to undo everything that Napoléon had done:
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The Congress of Vienna and European Revolutionary Movements 1821-1830
Main Objectives • It’s job was to undo everything that Napoléon had done: • Reduce France to its old boundaries her frontiers were pushed back to 1790 level. • Restore as many of the old monarchies as possible that had lost their thrones during the Napoléonic era. • Supported the resolution: There is always an alternative to conflict.
Key Players at Vienna Foreign Minister, Viscount Castlereagh (Br.) Tsar Alexander I (Rus.) The “Host”Prince Klemens von Metternich (Aus.) King Frederick William III (Prus.) Foreign Minister, Charles Maurice de Tallyrand (Fr.)
Key Principles Established at Vienna • Balance of Power • Legitimacy • Compensation • Coalition forces would occupy France for 3-5 years. • France would have to pay an indemnity of 700,000,000 francs.
Changes Made at Vienna (1) • France was deprived of all territory conquered by Napoléon. • Russia was given most of Duchy of Warsaw (Poland). • Prussia was given half of Saxony, parts of Poland, and other German territories. • A Germanic Confederation of 30+ states (including Prussia) was created from the previous 300, under Austrian rule. • Russia, Austria, and Prussia form the Holy Alliance . The purpose of the alliance is to prevent other revolutions from happening
An Evaluation of the Congress of Vienna Congress of Vienna was criticized for ignoring the liberal & nationalist aspirations of so many peoples. The leading statesmen at Vienna underestimated the new nationalism and liberalism generated by the French Revolution. Not until the unification of Germany in 1870-71 was the balance of power upset. Not until World War I did Europe have another general war.
Challengesto the“Concert” System:The 1820s-1830 Revolutions Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Wallachia & Moldavia Independence Movementsin the Balkans
Greek Independence • HetairiaPhilike a secret society that inspired an uprising against the Turks in 1821. • 1828 Russia declared war on the Ottomans. • 1829 Treaty of Adrianople • 1830 Greece declared an independent nation [Treaty of London]. Greece on the Ruins of Missilonghi by Delacroix, 1827
Charles X • Although the Charter of 184 was still in effect, Charles governed with the help of ultra-royalist ministers • In 1830 the because of elections to parliament returned many deputies who opposed him • Charles dismisses parliament
1830 France goes to the Barricades Revolution, Again!! Workers, students and some of the middle class call for a Republic!
Louis Philippe The “Citizen King” • The Duke of Orleans. • Relative of the Bourbons, • Lead a thoroughly bourgeois life. • His Program: • Property qualifications reduced enough to double eligible voters. • Press censorship abolished. • The King ruled by the will of the people, not by the will of God. • The Fr Revolution’s tricolor replaced the Bourbon flag. • The government was now under the control of the wealthy middle class. (r. 1830-1848)